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Stage 8: Santa Clarita > Thousand Oaks, 129.1 km

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We're off to a fast start past the citrus trees as HTC and the other sprinters teams won't let any break larger than four get up the road.
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We're off to a fast start past the citrus trees as HTC and the other sprinters teams won't let any break larger than four get up the road.

AToCstage 8

  • We're off to a fast start past the citrus trees as HTC and the other sprinters teams won't let any break larger than four get up the road.
  • With this speed, Jonathan Vaughters seems to have brought the correct team car today...
  • Once a break of four gets up the road, the peloton relaxes...
  • The break isn't resting, they're trying to stay away today - they extend their lead to over three minutes.
  • The peloton keeps the gap steady as they pass a field of flowers.
  • Two others have gone up the road, they'll not get far and stay in no-man's land for about an hour.
  • The peloton climbs Balcom Canyon, the break holding around three minutes.
  • Danielson and Vandevelde are poised to take thrid and fourth in the overall.
  • These Kelly Benefits riders find little draft behind the new Garmin team car...
  • Liquigas, Saxo and HTC all have designs on the day - they work to bring back the break for a sprint finish.
  • Andy Schleck will leave California with a solid week of training behind him, his focus is on July.
  • The pace stays high as the pleoton climbs the Norwegian grade.
  • Once on the finishing circuits in Thousand Oaks, Tjallingii and Mortenson attack with four to go, hoping to steal a win...
  • The sprinters teams are having none of it...
  • ...and catch the pair with the remaining member of the original break, Jan Barta, with just 5 k to go.
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